Gary Joe Barnett, age 23, from Kansas, Johnson county.
Spouse: Susan E. Barnett
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, March 21, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1970)
Carroll Wayne Spragins, age 26, from Kansas, Leavenworth county.
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Noel N.
Date of death: Tuesday, March 10, 1970
Death details: Non-hostile death in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Springfield Leader and Press (1970)
Jackie Lee Lewallen, age 20, from Kansas, Wyandotte county.
Parents: Lorene Cason
Spouse: Sharon K. Lewallen
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Sunday, February 22, 1970
Death details: Died in Vietnam
Source: National Archives, Kansas City Star (1970)
Thomas Eldon Gillen, age 36, from Kansas, Kingman county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, February 18, 1970
Death details: On February 18, 1970, an F-4D Phantom II (tail number 66-7526) with a crew of two took part in a four-plane strike mission against targets in eastern Laos. As the Phantom made its pass over the target, it was hit by enemy ground fire. Witnesses in other aircraft reported seeing one ejection from the stricken plane before it crashed in the 
vicinity of (GC) VG 008 547. Search teams rescued the Phantom’s navigator, the crew member who successfully ejected. Attempts to locate the other crew member were unsuccessful. Major Thomas Eldon Gillen, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Kansas, served in the 435th Tactical Fighter Squadron and was the aircraft commander aboard this Phantom when it went down. He did not bail out of the aircraft and was lost in the incident. Attempts to locate or recover his remains were unsuccessful. While carried in the status of missing in action (MIA), the U.S. Air Force promoted Major Gillen to the rank of Colonel (Col). Today, Colonel Gillen is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, El Paso Herald (1970), Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Lannie Ray Anderson, age 19, from Kansas, Lincoln county.
Parents: Mrs. Robert E. Smith
Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Lincoln High
Date of death: Wednesday, February 11, 1970
Death details: Killed in Vietnam when the aircraft on which he was adoor gunner crashed and burned.
Source: National Archives, Manhattan Mercury (1970)
Billie Joe Wilson, age 41, from Kansas, Sedgwick county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Monday, February 9, 1970
Source: National Archives
Raymond John Dilorenzo, age 24, from Kansas, Labette county.
Parents: Arthur DiLorenzo
Spouse: Terri A. (Stine)
Children: Lisa
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Saturday, February 7, 1970
Death details: Died in an Army hopsital in Vietnam of burns he suffered in an airplance crash the previous day during an enemy attack.
Source: National Archives, Kingston Daily Freeman (1970)
Frankie Eugene Allgood, age 37, from Kansas, Bourbon county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Tuesday, March 26, 1968
Death details: On March 26, 1968, a UH-34D Choctaw (bureau number 144654, call sign “Murry Medevac Chase”) was the wingman aircraft in a flight of two on an emergency medical evacuation mission from Hue-Phu Bai to Da Nang, South Vietnam. The helicopter four crew members and three passengers. During the flight, this Choctaw’s pilot lost sight of the lead aircraft due to weather conditions, and put the aircraft on instruments while continuing to locate the lead helicopter. It was while flying under instrument control that the Choctaw nose-dived into the water. Search and rescue teams responded to the crash site and rescued the pilot and the copilot, but were unable to locate the other two crew members or the three passengers. Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol) Frankie Eugene Allgood, who joined the U.S. Marine Corps from Kansas, served with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 363, Marine Air Group, 36, 1st Marine Air Wing. He was a patient aboard the helicopter when it crashed, and his remains were not recovered. Today, LtCol Allgood is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, findagrave.com
Vernon G. Schieffer, age 18, from Kansas, Sedgwick county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, July 9, 1953
Death details: On July 6, 1953, a large Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) unit attacked and overran the U.S. Army outposts on Pork Chop Hill in an attempt to seize whatever territory possible before the impending armistice agreement. After fighting for the position for four days, on July 10, the 7th Infantry Division Commander determined that the CCF disregard for casualties and desire to hold the outpost outweighed the position’s tactical value, and ordered a withdrawal that was eventually completed on July 11. The U.S. never again controlled Pork Chop Hill, preventing thorough recovery efforts for those who were killed or went missing during the fighting. First Lieutenant Vernon Gail Schieffer, who joined the U.S. Army from Kansas, served with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on July 9 as his unit fought Chinese troops for control of Pork Chop Hill. Conditions on the battlefield prevented the immediate recovery of his body, and U.S. forces never regained control of the area where he fell, which became part of the Demilitarized Zone after the ceasefire. His remains were not identified among those returned to U.S. custody after the war. Today, First Lieutenant Schieffer is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
John Allen Law, age 20, from Kansas, Trego county.
Service era: Korea
Date of death: Thursday, March 26, 1953
Death details: In late March 1953, elements of the 1st Marine Division manned a string of outposts along a 33-mile section of the main line of resistance on the Korean Peninsula, near the present-day Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The 1st Marine Division’s 5th Marine Regiment was responsible for three of these outposts, named Carson, Reno, and Vegas, or collectively “the Nevada Cities Complex.” On March 26, Chinese Communist Forces attacked all three outposts. Although Carson managed to stave off the assault, Reno and Vegas, which were more lightly manned, eventually succumbed to the enemy. Over 1,000 Marines were killed, wounded, or went missing during the attack on the Nevada Cities Complex. Private First Class John Allen Law entered the U.S. Marine Corps from Kansas and served with C Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. He went missing in action on March 26, 1953, during the attack on Outpost Reno. He was never reported as a prisoner of war and the area of his loss never returned to friendly control, precluding a search for his remains. He is still unaccounted-for. Today, Private First Class Law is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency